# Merge anonymous contacts on email link **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [July 7, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/merge-anonymous-contacts-on-email-link/24714 "2022-07-07T17:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/merge-anonymous-contacts-on-email-link/24714/2 "2022-07-07T19:59:20Z")
Hello! Mautic merges data with the known user first and if it’s not available, then with anonymous user. If you create a user with an API, then it’s a known user. Anonymous visits will not be merged. Here is a thread discussing exactly this: > [@Tracking Code & Shopify Not Matching up to Contacts](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tracking-code-shopify-not-matching-up-to-contacts/16465/4): > > @mikew , I just ran into this myself. Funny to read my answer and getting angry at myself. In fact, my suggestion doesn’t work. This is the issue I ran into (running 3.2.1 on this one) 1. User checks shopify page with Mautic tracking tracking works perfectly, anonimous user is created, and tracked properly. 2. User chooses products, goes to the cart tracking still works, contact is seen last in the cart. 3. User pays tracking doesn’t register that, but it’s okay, shopify keeps its sys… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.mautic.org/t/merge-anonymous-contacts-on-email-link/24714)._